After years of painstaking research at the cost of his domestic pleasure, Dr. Dipankar Roy discovers a vaccine for leprosy. News is flashed over television and overnight, an insignificant junior doctor receives international recognition. After suffering humiliation at the hands of his seniors, Dr. Roy suffers a mild heart attack. His wife and a few colleagues stand by him but Dr. Roy is transferred to a remote village. The last straw is two American doctors receiving credit for discovering the same vaccine.

Cast: Shabana Azmi, Pankaj Kapur, Irrfan Khan, Anil Chatterjee, Basanta Choudhury, Vijayendra Ghatge, Deepa Sahi

Director: Tapan Sinha